SURPRISE, AZ — The coffee was poured, the pies were baked and the stage was set to surprise Karin York, a former special education teacher.
"They are greeted at the register by someone with Down Syndrome or a variety of disabilities and the walls really start to come down...it has really surpassed every expectation," said York. ABC15's Nick Ciletti mentioned the station wanted to do a follow-up story on Spencer's Place, but what he didn't mention was that York was the recipient of the S.J. Dilenschneider Community Award.